I recently read a really encouraging parenting book by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane. It’s called Screen Kids, and I came away with a lot of practical encouragement for how to navigate technology in our home. Over the years, I’ve shared all kinds of different tech ideas for families to use in their homeschooling routines…
If you’ve been working to simplify your home, know you are not alone. I’ve shared our family’s journey to a more minimal lifestyle, and as we continue along this path, we continue to find more and more ways to minimize the inventory in our home. If we’ve learned anything throughout our own personal process of…
When I was a classroom teacher, The Journey that Saved Curious George was one of my favorite books to read with my students each year. It didn’t necessarily have anything to do with our curriculum, but many of them enjoyed the Curious George books in our school and classroom library, so I thought they would…
This post was first drafted and shared to my original blog in December of 2014. It immediately struck a cord with readers and For Every Mom reached out to ask if they could share it on their blog – Over the years, it has made its way around social media, but today, I want to share it here…
From little ones who may be learning the first lessons about weather to older kids who are studying the water cycle or different types of clouds, this cloud experiment can be a good fit. Cloud Science Experiment Supplies clear glass bowl OR clear glass cup water shaving cream blue food coloring How to Do the…
A certain little tiger has always been a favorite in our house. While we’ve skipped a few of the recent episodes, many others have been helpful to us throughout those early learning years. In this post, I’m sharing our Daniel Tiger Favorites: books, toys, and activities that your little tiger fan might enjoy, too. Whether…